Mark 15:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMark 15:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἀγγαρεύουσιν
angareúō
G29
to compel
παράγοντά
parágō
G3855
to pass by
τινα
tìs
G5100
a certain
Σίμωνα
Símōn
G4613
Simon
Κυρηναῖον
Kyrēnaîos
G2956
Cyrenian
ἐρχόμενον
érchomai
G2064
to come
ἀπ’
apó
G575
from
ἀγροῦ
agrós
G68
land
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
πατέρα
patḗr
G3962
father
Ἀλεξάνδρου
Aléxandros
G223
Alexander
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
Ῥούφου
Rhoûphos
G4504
Rufus
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
ἄρῃ
aírō
G142
to raise up
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
σταυρὸν
staurós
G4716
cross
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
They compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they press into service a certain passerby, Simon, a Cyrenean (the father of Alexander and Rufus), coming from the country, so that he might carry his cross.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).